Explore Clasping through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Clasping meaning
present participle and gerund of clasp
Using Clasping
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of clasp
- In the example corpus, clasping often appears in combinations such as: while clasping, clasping hands, clasping onto.
Context around Clasping
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 14 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Clasping
- In this selection, "clasping" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, visitors, grasping, hands, hands, onto and hand stand out and add context to how "clasping" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include bent over clasping his stomach and beside her clasping on to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "clasping" sits close to words such as aare, aarti and abl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with clasping
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It was a clasping of hands on top of my head. (11 words)
The third one was clasping onto its tusk, claiming it was a horn. (13 words)
Here, the Christ Child, restrained by his mother's clasping hand, is about to step off into the world. (19 words)
Yemeni mom overcomes travel ban to finally hold dying son in CaliforniaA Yemeni mother cradled her 2-year-old son in her lap, pressing her face close to his and clasping his hand as a series of tubes kept his small body alive. (43 words)
Ideas for the emoji mooted on the campaign’s include a vine of leaves cast across a love heart, two people from different ethnicities clasping hands in front of a heart, and a love heart with a plaster placed upon it. (41 words)
Watch baseball, football, or any team sport: Players support each other and strengthen their bonds by interacting with each other in high fives, hands clasping or shaking, fists bumping, pats on the head or back—and even hugs. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
After the full-time whistle sealed Sunderland’s 2-1 win over Rotherham at the Stadium of Light - matchwinner Jobe Bellingham walked back onto the pitch while clasping hands with teammates and members of staff.
Audiences meet Caine as he listens from afar to a young street violinist's performance while clasping a worn picture of a young girl.
Defense reigned supreme over the final five minutes, as the two teams entered the first break with the visitors clasping onto a 3-2 advantage.
At a time of year meant for family gatherings and holiday celebrations, the Craig family is clasping their hands in prayer.
Dragging all this heavy but precious water like some beast of burden and constantly keeping an ever-vigilant watch on my child grasping, clasping onto some part of my cloth, tagging along.
She woke from surgery to a doctor standing beside her clasping on to an iPad who confirmed her womb was covered with endometriosis.
The third one was clasping onto its tusk, claiming it was a horn.
Watch baseball, football, or any team sport: Players support each other and strengthen their bonds by interacting with each other in high fives, hands clasping or shaking, fists bumping, pats on the head or back—and even hugs.
Footage shows the pair, both wearing surgical masks to hide their faces, making a grovelling apology and following local customs by clasping their hands in a prayer motion.
They didn’t always manage to keep very far apart, but at least they remembered to bump elbows and bow politely, rather than clasping hands.
He could been seen doing the Skol chant to fans, clasping his hands in the air as he walked off the field.
Ideas for the emoji mooted on the campaign’s include a vine of leaves cast across a love heart, two people from different ethnicities clasping hands in front of a heart, and a love heart with a plaster placed upon it.
The youngster's mother, Jenny Dees heard a loud bang and ran into the kitchen where she saw Stanley bent over clasping his stomach.
It was a clasping of hands on top of my head.
So he will be effectively running between the two while clasping the poisoned chalice of the Chequers deal tightly in his hands.
Yemeni mom overcomes travel ban to finally hold dying son in CaliforniaA Yemeni mother cradled her 2-year-old son in her lap, pressing her face close to his and clasping his hand as a series of tubes kept his small body alive.
Heathfield is depicted against a background of clouds and cannon smoke, wearing the uniform of the 15th Light Dragoons and clasping the key of the Rock, its chain wrapped twice around his right hand.
Here, the Christ Child, restrained by his mother's clasping hand, is about to step off into the world.
In the morning, skillful wonton sellers would make these little treats in rapid fire by clasping small dough wrappers and minced pork together in their hands.
Taking note of the troops named for his old command, Lafayette alighted from his carriage, walked down the line, clasping each officer by the hand as he passed.
Common combinations with clasping
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: